2. The front cover outright tells you
That the genre is rap with the
Subhead The Real Rap
Dominant Image: Eminem with a
serious face, it sums up the
serious attitude of the dps and
the deep story behind it. He is
wearing a cross to show he is
religious, he is a good person, but
the clothes he were show he is
bad due to the black clothes.
Perhaps the cross his how he
views himself and the clothes is
how the people see him. The
tattoos are also memories of his
past as he has tattoos of his
daughter and family members.
This signifies that family is
important to him
A puff and plug is present here to
decide on the best rapper. This
suits the gene of the magazine.
The pugs of the
magazine are used
by the subheads
and the masthead
Sell lines are very evident
here as they litter across the
crowded front cover. Nearly
every corner of the front
cover is used by the dominant
image or the cell lines
The pull quote here is
effective as the rapper
talks about a near death
experience, this is a very
good pull quote as
readers want to know
how he nearly died
These are the names of the
rappers that the magazine also
covers.
The background
white colour is to
make the image
stand out more
3. The contents page displays the
features in numerical order.
However it doesn’t show every
article in this magazine but shows
the ones it considers important.
This content page shows that the
magazine is meant for an older
demographic as there is no sub
images and only a dominant
image. Also it shows that it is a
rap magazine as it has a famous
rapper as the dominant image.
The way Eminem is dressed is
unusual as he regularly wears a
vest to show his connection to
gangster rap. This image possibly
shows Eminem at a new start in
serious clothes while the shadow
on his face shows the shadow of
his past while the light on his face
show the beginning of a bright
future
The lighting here can be described
as low key as there is shadows on
the right side of his head while
there is also of degree of light on
his face
4. The DPS image shows an
image of Eminem surrounded
by darkness with him being
seen due to the small light
around him. This shows his
upbringing as he was
surrounded by dark things
growing up, such as bullying,
drug abuse and robbery. The
darkness can also be the
shadow of his dark alter ego,
slim shady, who is made from
the dark, messed up thoughts
in Eminem's head. The light
around him shows he still has
purity in his personality. His
clothes also shows this as he
wears a black vest top and
black woolly cap and white
trousers and shoes. This
appearance shows the two
sides of Eminem's personality
and how his mind works.
The lighting used here is low
key lighting as the light only
shines on Eminem and not his
surroundings.
The writing font used here is
white as it stands out more in
the black background.
The text used here describes
Eminem's personal life before
he became famous, including
his struggles and his early
beginnings. It also includes
text about the awards he has
won, his career and the
commercial successes of his
albums. However, it leaves
out some important facts
such as his wife, Kim, his
daughter, Hailie and his
mother, Debbie.
